62 results for “laparoscopic surgery”
55y · Female·Aspiration of Gastric Contents in Association with Gastric Necrosis in a patient…
…cant vomiting warrants urgent surgical review. Key clinical lesson: GPs require education about bariatric surgery complications, specifically that excessive vomiting mandates urgent specialist review and possible device…
52y · Male·Intestinal failure/sepsis arising from venous ischemia as a result of superior m…
…stinal failure and sepsis following an accidental division of the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) during laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer at Kareena Private Hospital on 9 October 2013. Despite emergency repair with a…
67y · Male·multi-organ failure due to septic shock consequent on faecal peritonitis due to …
…abdominal pain is disproportionate to examination findings, particularly in patients with prior abdominal surgery. Communication with family was also severely deficient, with no explanation of death provided until eight…
88y · Female·Complications of cholecystectomy surgery
Margaret Mariani, 88, died from complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstone-induced pancreatitis. An iatrogenic small bowel perforation, likely cause…
34y · Male·hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following laparoscopic bariatric surgery with i…
Andrea Lambropoulos, a 34-year-old man with morbid obesity, sleep apnoea, and ischaemic heart disease, died following sleeve gastrectomy. He was admitted to HDU rather than ICU post-operatively. In HDU, he experienced re…
70y · Male·multi-organ failure due to septic shock consequent on faecal peritonitis due to …
…tomy on 13 March 2017 for a suspicious ileo-caecal lesion. Biopsies were benign, CT imaging negative, yet surgery proceeded. Critical failures included: inadequate informed consent (risk of death not disclosed despite b…
82y · Male·sepsis due to faecal peritonitis due to suture failure of bowel anastomosis foll…
…is due to faecal peritonitis following anastomotic breakdown after right hemi-colectomy for colon cancer. Surgery was appropriate and proceeded without incident. Five days post-operatively, he developed symptoms of bowe…
85y · Male·Liver ischaemia and portal vein thrombosis complicating emergency cholecystectom…
… ischaemia and portal vein thrombosis, leading to multi-organ failure. The coroner found no want of care: surgery was necessary (patient would have died of sepsis), consent was appropriate, preoperative imaging was stan…
68y · Female·Multi-organ failure associated with septic shock following duodenal perforation …
…a Hana Walden, 68, died from multi-organ failure and septic shock following duodenal perforation during laparoscopic surgery at Swan District Hospital on 8 May 2008. Surgery was performed to remove her gallbladder, which…
59y · Female·Complications of a pseudo-obstruction on a background of previous anterior resec…
Julie Anne White, 59, died from complications of pseudo-obstruction following previous sigmoid volvulus resection. She had intellectual disability, dementia, schizophrenia, depression, and chronic bowel dysmotility. Admi…
68y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of recent surgery
A 68-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism following revisional gastric bypass surgery. He developed multiple post-operative complications including fever, elevated inflammatory markers, and a…
52y · Female·ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease
… heart disease. She was prescribed dothiepin 225mg daily for depression management. Following gallbladder surgery in April 2009, she had deranged liver function tests (elevated GGT and ALP). The coroner examined whether…
74y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism in the setting of deep leg vein thrombosis
A 74-year-old man died from pulmonary thromboembolism with deep vein thrombosis 10 days after elective umbilical hernia repair. He received appropriate VTE prophylaxis (mechanical and pharmacological) intraoperatively an…
46y · Female·combined effects of aspiration pneumonia due to gastroparesis following sleeve g…
…onitored post-operative care plan as a significant deficiency. The case illustrates that weight reduction surgery carries non-trivial risks and should follow exhaustion of non-invasive options.
65y · Male·ischaemic and hypertensive heart disease with contributing acute cholecystitis (…
A 65-year-old man with hypertension presented with acute cholecystitis, underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and initially recovered well. On post-operative day 7, he experienced chest pain radia…
46y · Female·Complications following cardiorespiratory arrest in association with an air embo…
A 46-year-old woman died from air embolism during a gastroscopy to manage complications from bariatric surgery. The initial laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on 9 November 2007 had a staple misfire that was inadequatel…
45y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to septicaemia and peritonitis due to faecal leakage fro…
…re following failure of a loop colostomy created for management of an anastomotic leak after bowel cancer surgery. The initial anastomotic leak (1.5 cm) was contained and reasonably managed conservatively. However, the …
60y · Female·Cardiac tamponade due to ruptured heart due to total parenteral nutrition due to…
… TPN fluid leaking into the pericardium through a PICC line inserted to provide nutrition following bowel surgery. The PICC line was inserted under image intensification with appropriate technique and placement at the S…
66y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism due to renal vein thrombus secondary to renal cell car…
…umour thrombus originating from renal cell carcinoma. She had a five-month delay in scheduling Category 1 surgery for nephrectomy due to systemic waitlist management failures at RBWH. Although the rapid disease progress…
43y · Female·Acute thrombosis of a prosthetic mitral valve
A 43-year-old woman with prosthetic mitral and aortic valves due to rheumatic heart disease died from acute thrombosis of her prosthetic mitral valve following cessation and recommencement of warfarin for IVF treatment. …
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